This was the second phase of development for Pitcairn autogiros. All aircraft within the Type were essentially identical apart from the engine.
This was the second phase of development for Pitcairn autogiros. All aircraft within the Type were essentially identical apart from the engine.
April 2, 1931
PCA-2 (XOP-1):
First Type Certificate awarded to a Gyroplane (Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro)
April 8, 1931
PCA-2 (XOP-1):
First recorded world altitude record for an autogyro set (Pitcairn PCA-2)
September 23, 1931
XOP-1 :
First US Navy shipboard operation by a rotary wing aircraft (Pitcairn XOP-1)
December 31, 1933
PCA-2 (XOP-1):
First wind tunnel test of a full scale rotor (PCA-2)